Well... with all due respect to MotorHead and Trooper, I don't think they control an army of social media followers on the same scale as Taylor Grift, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Adiele etc.
Sure, MotorHead and Trooper might have agreed to allow their name to be used by some 3rd party but what the "media personalities" do via social media is a totally pre-meditated money grab/grift.
Additionally, MotorHead and Trooper were both formed in 1975 so precede the internet influencer by a good 35 years so different generation... social media grifting isnt in their DNA.
Their fan base is also totally different, being mainly grumpy old, pot belly men (hey, I am one of them) and not, for example, easily influenced prepubescent girls in the cause of Taylor Grift.
And if we focus on the blokes who grift, I would say the venn diagram of MotorHead or Trooper fans that own say something from the David Beckham or Justin Bieber 'fashion collection' shows two circles that dont cross.
Finally, if we apply the acid test of "who would we like to have a beer with" I know who wins... bands made up of real people, not egotisical card board cutouts.
// END OF RANT (not directed at you SBE)
Peter
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